Archive for July, 2006
The following list of free video editing software are highly recommended as an alternative to Windows Movie Maker. You may also be interested in reading the Ultimate Guide to Free Video Editing Software.
- Perfect for home editing where you can simple create your own movie with a few simple drag and drop. Also includes the ability to add sound / audio to your video clip, record your voice over it, include text comments, subtitles and choose from over 300 video effects and transitions.
- VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit Windows platforms and is streamlined for fast linear operations over video. It is capable of batch processing capabilities and is geared towards processing AVI files, MPEG-1 and also sets of BMP images. If your capture device is Video for Windows compatible, then VirtualDub can capture video with it.
- The worlds first Open Source Realtime Editing and Effects System. Jahshaka takes advantage of the power of OpenGL and OpenML to give its users exceptional levels of performance. Jahshaka currently supports Linux, OsX, Irix and Windows, and Solaris is on the way!
- ZS4 Video Editor can be used like an object oriented photo-manipulation program with a timeline: things that can be manipulated in a photo (workshop) program can be manipulated in ZS4 using parameters which alter over time.
- It is a great tool to work with .AVI files. Regardless of small executable size, this avi editor offers you unlimited power of digital video processing. Some high-tech tricks included into AVIedit allows you to perform with ease and fun the many interesting things, like video warping, color restore, noise reduction, etc. AVIedit allows you to join and split avi files, extract frames, capture video, heavy compress, recompression and more features.
- Wax can create 2D & 3D special effects and can work in two modes – as a standalone application which would appeal for home users/beginners, and as a “plug-in” to video editors/NLEs which would be more useful for professional editors. Currently Wax can work as a plug-in with Sony Vegas®, Pure Motion EditStudio and Adobe Premiere® and work for integrating with various other NLEs is in progress.
Input formats : AVI, WAV, all popular image formats.
Output formats : AVI, MPEG, WAV, Flash, all popular image formats.
(AVI and WAV formats support compressed audio too, using Audio Codecs installed in your PC).
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The following list movie makers / video editors for Linux OSes.
- PiTiVi is a free and open source video editor based on the GStreamer multimedia framework.
- Kdenlive is completely free, intuitive and a powerful multi-track video editor which includes most recent video technologies.
- Cinelerra is a movie studio in a box which does primarily 3 things: capturing, compositing, and editing audio and video with sample level accuracy.
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The following list of free trial video editing software. After you download and install, the software will function as if it’s a full featured paid software. Only drawback is there will be a watermark on the output of the video. To remove the watermark would require a license to be purchased.
- Direct Transfer to iPod, PSP, Mobiles and Other Portable Players
- Supports Virtually ALL Video Formats
- Burn Movie DVDs
- Capture and Edit Video from External Devices
- Edit Video and Enhance Your Movies
- Create Slide Shows
- Make Perfect Audio for Your Video Editing Tasks
- Scene Detection
- Convenient Video Editing Tools and Interface

For those searching for MAC versions, do check out Free Movie Maker and Convertor Downloads for Mac OSX
There is an open source ERP Solution for the Small Medium Enterprise out there in the the Market. The solution is Compiere. It is a free Java based ERP/CRM system and it’s easy to install. Compiere has had nearly one million downloads already. We can be assured there are many satisfied customers already on it. One of their existing client is Goodyear Corporation. Continue Reading »
Open source ERP Solution Java Based
By Andrew Karasev
Microsoft SQL Server is the leader for inexpensive and middle size SQL solutions. Plus it is now capable to serve large enterprise on Microsoft Windows platform. Crystal Reports is the most flexible tool on the market and it has market recognition. Multiple software vendors offer Crystal Reports as the main reporting tool: Microsoft, Best Software, Oracle to name a few. Continue Reading »
Crystal Reports – Microsoft SQL Server
ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) software has traditionally been used by large corporates to integrate and automate diverse departments across the enterprise. For a long time, smaller companies purchased individual accounting and payroll packages and then migrated to expensive ERP solutions as they grew. They did not have much options as ERP solutions were costlier and required magnitude and many employees to justify their use. Continue Reading »
Open Source ERP for SMEs














































